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as in snake
a limbless reptile with a long body
an Aztec carving of a feathered serpent representing the god Quetzalcoatl
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as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
a serpent in their midst had betrayed the revolutionaries to the authorities
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Recent Examples of serpent
The naga, a Sanskrit word for snake or serpent, is an anthropomorphic demigod of sorts that appears in Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain cultures.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
The rapper completed her look with gold and diamond Le Vian earrings, as well as jeweled serpent cocktail rings.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
For his first Oscars, Pierce decided on a Giorgio Armani suit paired up with a vintage gold Tiffany’s brooch of a snake, and a Bulgari serpent ring as a nod to the Lunar New Year, Year of the Snake.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
For instance, at the Mayan pyramid of Chichén Itzá in Mexico, the setting sun casts a shadow that resembles a serpent slithering down the pyramid’s steps—an event that drew crowds even in ancient times.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
The rapper completed her look with gold and diamond Le Vian earrings, as well as jeweled serpent cocktail rings.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
For his first Oscars, Pierce decided on a Giorgio Armani suit paired up with a vintage gold Tiffany’s brooch of a snake, and a Bulgari serpent ring as a nod to the Lunar New Year, Year of the Snake.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
For instance, at the Mayan pyramid of Chichén Itzá in Mexico, the setting sun casts a shadow that resembles a serpent slithering down the pyramid’s steps—an event that drew crowds even in ancient times.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serpent
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Testing their ability to parse through patchy visual information, the puzzles prompted participants to identify ambiguous black-and-white images of objects and of animals, such as snakes, snails, and spiders.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
16 May 2025
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The exact location of the den complex are withheld for the snakes' safety, according to Bachhuber.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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By then Twain had several reasons to believe that both his favor toward Satan and Olivia’s favor toward God were unreciprocated.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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According to tradition, Satan, disguised as a dragon, swallowed St. Margaret whole.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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Stephen Fry, Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed and singer Paloma Faith are just three of the 19 celebs entering the castle to sniff out the traitors from the faithfuls in the first celebrity season of the smash hit on the BBC.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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The former sees the latter as a pro-European traitor and а success symbol born of the imperial decline that Soviet-era bureaucrats have yet to accept.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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According to a study published April 23 in the journal Evolution, some vipers are producing venoms containing fewer and more focused toxins, despite living in extremely varied environments.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Apr. 2025
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Maybe not coincidentally, the nicest guy in the vipers’ nest is the producer played by Joseph Cotton.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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Local truffles are also on sale, not pungent but neither pricey and historically called devil’s mushroom by those who considered them as food for witches.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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On her journey, Gerda makes friends with people, birds, beasts, and a kind witch, unaware that a hostile, unseen enemy – the Snow Queen and her devil apprentice, Louie – is watching her.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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The network has also ordered Blue Bloods offshoot Boston Blue, CIA (starring Lucifer’s Tom Ellis) and the Harriet Dyer comedy DMV for next season.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
2 May 2025
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Ellis, who headlined Lucifer for its six-season run on Fox and Netflix, recently did a season-long arc on Hulu’s Tell Me Lies and will play a lead opposite Sterling K. Brown on the upcoming Hulu limited series Washington Black.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Serpent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpent. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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